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Incorrect classical language list.

The below statement is no longer valid as of 2024 due to addition of few more languages as "classical languages". See link: Classical Languages of India . Please fix.

"In addition, the Government of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu." Ebebwiki (talk) 18:35, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Misrepresenting Map

I would like to bring your attention to a misleading representation on this Wikipedia page, the map used on this page highlights the most spoken languages in India, including Hindi in regions where Maithili language is predominantly spoken. This creates confusion, as the page is about languages of India, not the number of speakers.

Maithili holds constitutional recognition as one of the scheduled languages of India under the Eighth Schedule. Using a map focused on the number of speakers, rather than all language of India, diminishes the distinct identity of Maithili and misrepresents the linguistic diversity enshrined in Indian law.

The appropriate placement for such a map is the page List of languages by number of native speakers in India, which directly deals with language demographics. Using it on the Languages of India page dilutes the importance of languages listed here.

I urge the editors to replace the current map with one that accurately reflects the languages in India. This will ensure clarity and uphold the integrity of the page’s content. DevGeekStar (talk) 14:03, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed it with the correct map. DevGeekStar (talk) 03:14, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Census Data Table

I added a Language Family column to the table showing the number of speakers. I did this because I came to this page to learn about the different language families in India, and what I was looking for was scatters among different charts. Now the table better reflects the distribution and prominence of the different families. MiguelMunoz (talk) 00:17, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The image illustrating most spoken L1 languages in India is misleading. The graphic omits many L1 languages spoken across northern India (such as Bhojpuri, Garhwali, Kumaoni, etc.) and overshadows them with Hindi while they are completely different languages belonging to different sub-families of their own. Please replace the misleading image with a more accurate representation of the languages spoken in India or change the description to a more accurate one with respect to the image.)

(Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages) Onionbulb221 (talk) 11:56, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]